English Explanatory Dictionary

Easton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of many placenames in England:
  2. A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4172).
  3. An inner-city district of Bristol, divided into Lower Easton and Upper Easton (OS grid ref ST6074)
  4. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1371)
  5. A hamlet in Arthuret parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4372).
  6. A hamlet in Bowness parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2759).
  7. A village in Portland parish, Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6971).
  8. A village in Itchen Valley parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5132).
  9. A village in Freshwater parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3486).
  10. A small village and civil parish (served by Stoke Rochford and Easton Parish Council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9226).
  11. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1310).
  12. A village in St Cuthbert Out parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5147)

Pronunciation

/ˈiːstən/

Word forms

Easton Easom

Etymology

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Aston.

Derived words

Easton Grey Easton-in-Gordano Little Easton North Easton Ston Easton
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